Christmas concerts in Japan

Do they have Christmas concerts in Japan? Yes, in many areas of Japan it is possible to experience some form of Christmas concert in Japan. Today, we had the pleasure of listening to some English language Christmas songs and carols at a local market.

At today's venue, groups and individuals performed live on stage. There were also Christmas carolers but we only caught the end of one of their performances as they were travelling all over Kawagoe performing. Personally I was most looking forward to the caroling, but I enjoyed the bit we heard and the live stage performances were very good. 

I find, however, that most of the Christmas concerts are on early in Japan. Several of the large malls had some form of Christmas concert this year, but largely they were held the first weekend in December. Some were even held the last weekend of November. That is too early for Christmas concerts in my opinion. I prefer them in the days before Christmas when my Christmas preparation is finished and I can relax and enjoy the music.